The Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy – a new community of therapists. The AfSFH held its official launch party on Saturday 2nd April 2011 at Clifton, Bristol.

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With the days getting lighter and brighter we’ll all be reaching for the sunscreen bottles soon. BUT do you wonder (or worry) about what actually is in that little bottle?
We all love the outdoors – nothing makes us feel more alive than having fun in the elements. Whether it be pounding through the salty surf, shooshing down powdery ski runs, or just throwing a ball with the kids in the park; if you’re out in the sunshine, you …

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There are those dreams I believe flow from the deeper levels of our being, from the wellspring of the soul. Dreamtime as aboriginal peoples experienced it; the seed of a concept, vision or adventure when something deep with us bids us to follow our dream. Soul seeds which are an intrinsic part of who we are.

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The discovery that we all have many latent seeds within us, each of them pregnant with possibility, is a joy which awaits my Clients. Seeds which only need to be sought and recognised to enable them to burst into life bringing positive changes.

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I’m sure many of you have experienced a massage at some point in your life, maybe you were even given an indulgent gift voucher for your local spa this Christmas, but have you ever had or wondered about a hot stone massge? January is a great time to try hot stone therapy as it is a super detox massage with an abundance of other healing qualities that are often ignored.
Hot stones have been used for spiritual and physical balancing since 1500 …

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Dear friends
May I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy Winter Festival and New Year – a time which for me is a time to rest, contemplate and recreate those inner resources in readiness for the lengthening of the days – a time of incubation in preparation for the coming year but also a celebration of the year I have been blessed to experience.
Myself I have always celebrated at Christmas and will do so again this year, taking …

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Namaste!
I would love to take this opportunity to introduce myself and the kinds of things I will be sharing and hopefully discussing with you.
As you now know, my name is Kirsty Taylor and I began working in the massage and beauty industry in 2003 gaining experience in many different working environments. This allowed me to develop my skills as a holistic therapist and get an insight into what was being offered to clients.
In 2005 I embarked on a BSc degree in Cosmetic Science …

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I think colour is very important, especially as part of a healing process. When I look around my environment I see colour. I see it in nature and in my decor, but most people wear dark colours and I often wonder what drew them to dig that piece of clothing out the wardrobe and wear it.
Every day when I decide what to wear I am drawn, predominantly, to wear something bright. I wear a lot of green and purple. Green …

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Rosereiki is the name of my business and I’m based in northern Lincolnshire. I am a qualified reiki and ear candling practitioner. I do this part time, as my full time job sees me teaching media in higher education (I am also a journalist).
The reiki is my way of giving something back to people and helping them holistically. Something I get great satisfaction out of. I hire a treatment room at Healing Angels in Immingham.
They say reiki enters your life …

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After more than two years of intending to get it started, it’s finally here, the Holistic Local Blog, and I’m very excited! A few weeks ago I sent out a newsletter to Holistic Local members asking if anyone was interested in contributing, hoping I would get a few replies. Amazingly about 30 people responded and I’ve invited them all to write, and I’m sure many more will climb aboard!
From their email to me, it looks like all of them will …

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